So, by now, you know that Trump issued an order suspending the entry of non-immigrant
visas, like H, L, H2B, and J. But in this video, I'm going to talk about who is actually
exempt from this order in a key point format. So, if you want to know, I'll see you on the
other side. Hello, everybody. In this video, I'm going to discuss the new Executive Order
Proclamation to bar the entry of non-immigrant visas, those that are actually exempt from
this order in a key point format, to make it easier for you to understand and remember,
and also to give you opportunities to post your questions in the comments below. If you're
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I mentioned before, I went live literally a couple of hours after the Executive Order
was announced and I had that proclamation on the screen and went through every single
section. They're in very much detail. If you want to see that video because you missed
it, click right here. And we'll go back into the detailed video where we go about every
section of the Proclamation. Here in this video, I wanted to break it down in a kind
of a key point format, to make it more digestible and understandable in different sections.
And here we're going to focus on those that are actually exempt from this Proclamation
because there's so much confusion out there. So, once again, I am Jacob Sapochnick, and
I am an immigration attorney located in San Diego, California. And we represent clients
in all 50 states. We enjoy practicing immigration law, and even more, sharing what we know with
you, guys, on our YouTube channel. So, let's dive into the key points of exactly what happened
in this Proclamation, and who is impacted, who is exempt? Number one, the Proclamation
took effect on midnight of June 24th and is going to end on December 31, 2020. Number
two, the government is extending the previous Executive Order limiting immigrants, immigrant
visas that are currently outside of the US. That Proclamation is also extended through
December 31, 2020. And again, for those of you that are not familiar with that proclamation,
we've done a full video about who is impacted as immigrants who are outside of the United
States, and you can watch that video. It's going to be linked right here and also, in
the description of this video, we're going to link the video that explains the previous
Proclamation, specifically focused on immigrant visas. For example, spouses of green card
holders, as well as DV lottery beneficiaries that are currently overseas, among others.
So, make sure you watch the video because we have all these requirements and those that
are impacted in the previous Proclamation now being extended through December 31, 2020.
This Proclamation, as a general rule, applies to non-immigrant visas like H1B, L1, H2B,
and J1, as well as their dependents, the dependents of those visas, specifically those that are
currently outside of the United States and do not hold current valid visas. Okay? It's
really important to understand that those people that are currently outside of the United
States and do not have those valid visas are mostly impacted by this ban. The following
groups of people are exempt from these new restrictions, and they are, number one, US
green card holders, they're exempted, number two, spouses and children of US citizens are
exempt, number three, current non-immigrant visa holders. So, if you have an E3 visa,
an O1 visa, a TN Visa, those are all non-immigrant visas, they're not part of this ban. And even
if you have an H1B visa or an L visa, if you already have this visa, you're also exempt
because we're talking about people that are currently outside of the US who do not hold
these visas. So, all non-immigrant visa holders are exempt. Number four, foreign nationals
come in to perform temporary labor, or services essential to the US food supply chain, those
are exempt as well. Number five, individuals whose entry are in the national interest of
the United States as determined by the US government. And there's quite a broad variety
of people like that. Those are also exempt. Number six, foreign international students
on F1 visas are exempt from this order. I know before this order was released, there
was a lot of press about canceling the OPT, Occupational Private Training, the work permit
for students, as well as the actual F1 visa program. But that's not included in this Proclamation.
So, F1 visa students are safe for now, really important to know. A few additional key points
about this Proclamation, the US government is required based on this Proclamation to
create certain standards to define what is going to be necessary for the national interest
of the United States, national security, and create standards for those beneficiaries that
are going to be coming to the United States for these activities. They have to put some
standards and operational procedures to exactly know what it means and who will qualify it.
So, that's required by the government. Another key point from this Proclamation is that there's
no fee increases on anything. We thought they're going to increase the H1B fees, we thought
they're going to put some restrictions, double the immigration fees, specifically mentioned
in the Proclamation, it wasn't mentioned at all about any fee increases, which is another
good point to remember. Another key point about this proclamation is that it states
that the Government has to create a study or research to make sure that the presence
of H1B workers in the US or inside the US is not going to disadvantage the US market
and the US labor force. And they're going to come up with some sort of a study to determine
whether H1B employees who are working in the US are hurting the economy. And it'll be interesting
to see what that means. But maybe they’re opening the door for more restrictions on
H1B visas, H1B visa holders who are currently inside the US. It remains to be seen but at
least they kind of opened the door for that possibility. And another factor that was mentioned,
another key point that was mentioned is that they're going to create regulations, to formulate,
to see if people that are getting green cards, and EB2 or EB3 categories are also creating
a disadvantage to the US workforce. And based on those recommendations, they're going to
act further. Again, kept it very general, but they're going to, maybe open the door
for further restrictions in the future based on these recommendations. So, these are a
little bit side notes in the Proclamation but it's an important keynote, key point to
mention in this video for you to know as well. The factor to remember is that US embassies
and consulates are still closed all over the world. And also, quite a few countries, like
a lot of European countries are still banned from coming into the United States. And finally,
as you know, the ban on Canadian and Mexican non-essential travel has been extended through
July 21st. What that means is that when embassies are going to finally start reopening, when
travel is going to start flowing back and forth, this ban is going to be felt even more
because, at that point, all these people that are being impacted by this ban are not going
to have the opportunity to go to the and embassy get an appointment and are not going to be
able to go to the embassy to be able to get the visas while others are going to start
getting their appointments. Right now, the effect of the ban is not so felt because everybody's
in the same boat, waiting for the embassies to open and get their visas but once embassies
are going to reopen, once travel is going to start flowing, the real impact of this
ban is going to be felt. And we feel that it's actually going to impact our economy
in a very, very negative way. And what the administration is trying to achieve with this
ban is going to achieve the total opposite result, which is what I believe is going to
happen. So, hopefully, those key points were helpful. Again, we've done a full analysis
of the Proclamation before. And now, I just want to get into the main key points, who
is exempt, there are quite a few factors that are exempt. We may do a video specifically
on those impacted and break it down in more detail. Once again, if you're here for the
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